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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2024
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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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2024Talks - April 18, 2024
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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

CO: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

It costs single parents in Colorado $16,333 per year for center-based child care, which is 41% of the state's median income. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Colorado Ranks 15th for Child Well-Being

Colorado moved up one spot overall, from 16 to 15, in this year's Kids Count Data Book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which ranks states …

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In the decade preceding the pandemic, Colorado's child poverty rate fell by nearly 30%, one of the largest declines in the nation. (Adobe Stock)
Colorado Ranks High in Child Well-Being as Kids Face Mental-Health Crisis

Colorado ranks 16th in the nation for promoting children's overall well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest report on child …

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Colorado got high scores in a new report card, in part for increasing access to reproductive health care by expanding Medicaid coverage and for allowing minors to get birth control without a parent's consent. (Pixabay)
Groups Urge Legislature: Keep Reproductive Health-Care Grades Solid

DENVER — Colorado got above-average grades in a new national report card on reproductive health and rights, and groups are gathering at the …

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Women who have children as teens are less likely to graduate from high school, or earn as much as women who have children later in life. (Pixabay)
Colorado's Family Planning Drives Decline in Unintended Pregnancy

DENVER – Colorado's teen pregnancy and abortion rates continue to drop thanks to a state family planning program. According to the Colorado …

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La tasa de madres adolescentes y la cantidad de abortos han caído, y los expertos lo atribuyen al mejor acceso a los métodos de control natal (Tim Matsui/Getty Images)
53,000 mujeres de Colorado enfrentan reversión de beneficios en control natal

DENVER – Nuevas reglas emitidas por la administración Trump permiten a los empleados de aseguradoras negar cobertura en casos de anticoncep…

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Colorado's teen birth rate and number of abortions have dropped, and experts credit improved access to birth control. (Tim Matsui/Getty Images)
53,000 Colorado Women Face Rollback of Birth Control Benefits

DENVER - Open enrollment for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act starts today, but women in Colorado and across the United States could …

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Colorado groups are mobilizing in opposition to President Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Wikimedia Commons)
Coloradans Challenge Trump's Supreme Court Nominee

DENVER — Reproductive rights groups and others are ramping up opposition to President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. Karen Middleton…

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Men dominate the national conversation about women's reproductive health, according to a new report. (LuckyBusiness/iStockphoto)
Study: Men Dominate News Coverage of Women’s Reproductive Issues

DENVER – Male voices and perspectives are blocking out females – even in coverage of women's reproductive health – according to new …

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A new report details how national groups working to limit abortion access in other states have put Colorado on their agenda. (Charlotte Cooper/Wikimedia Commons)
Study Details State-by-State Agenda to Ban Abortions

DENVER - Passions run high when it comes to deeply held ideological and religious beliefs, and groups determined to ban abortion are no exception…

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Pro-Choice Advocates Face Challenges in Legislature

DENVER - The Colorado house will hear the so-called "fetal homicide" bill today. Supporters say the bill, which cleared the senate last week…

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PHOTO: Business, faith and community groups say legislation scheduled this week in a Colorado House committee would pave the way for businesses and individuals to discriminate against others who don't share their religious views. Photo credit: Hustvedt/Wikimedia Commons.
Business and Faith Groups Unite to Oppose "Right to Discriminate" Laws

DENVER – A coalition of Colorado business owners, faith leaders and community groups is urging lawmakers to oppose legislation the coalition …

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FOTO: Hacer divertida la Educación Física es la estrategia que sigue la Escuela Media de Pagosa Springs, Ha sido nombrada como una de las
Para las “Escuelas Campeonas de la Salud” de CO es un maratón, no una carrera

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. – Las escuelas de Colorado están siendo premiadas por ser "Campeonas" en materia de salud y bienestar. Sus esfuerzos…

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